WWGRMD- Tow or Legalize Racecar?

NONACK wrote: I thought I'd update this thread- I went the "Buy the tow vehicle, rent the trailer" route and ended up with this: 1993 Suburban 2500, 454, 4x4, rebuilt trans, lots of new parts. I'll be renting a trailer from uhaul and cruising to the event in highly inefficient comfort next weekend Thanks for the advice everyone!

Awesome tow rig!! I love those 'Burbs, specially when they are packing a 454.

Yes, I'll be renting the uhaul auto transport- not interested in the liability associated with putting a car on anything but a car trailer. Our local (non-uhaul) rental places primarily cater to contractors moving equipment, so uhaul is the cheapest locally for anything more than a day.

Cone_Junkie wrote: I'd go for buy decent tow vehicle and rent trailer. I've spent anywhere from $60 (dolly) to $180 (trailer) in rentals for a complete weekend. It would take quite a few weekends a year for trailer ownership to make sense.

Up here in Canuckland, if the wheels are touching the ground, the car has to be registered/insured. Is this different in the US?

Also, a uhaul rental trailer should only be about $50 per day? Not $180!

HiTempguy wrote:

Cone_Junkie wrote: I'd go for buy decent tow vehicle and rent trailer. I've spent anywhere from $60 (dolly) to $180 (trailer) in rentals for a complete weekend. It would take quite a few weekends a year for trailer ownership to make sense.

Up here in Canuckland, if the wheels are touching the ground, the car has to be registered/insured. Is this different in the US? Also, a uhaul rental trailer should only be about $50 per day? Not $180!

I am also in Canuckland....you can rent a drive on trailer for $50/day from U-haul. We did this for my buddies 4Runner offroader.

Fobroader wrote:

HiTempguy wrote:

Cone_Junkie wrote: I'd go for buy decent tow vehicle and rent trailer. I've spent anywhere from $60 (dolly) to $180 (trailer) in rentals for a complete weekend. It would take quite a few weekends a year for trailer ownership to make sense.

Up here in Canuckland, if the wheels are touching the ground, the car has to be registered/insured. Is this different in the US? Also, a uhaul rental trailer should only be about $50 per day? Not $180!

I am also in Canuckland....you can rent a drive on trailer for $50/day from U-haul. We did this for my buddies 4Runner offroader.

Reading comprehension. FWIW, I'm spending ~$115 to rent from Friday night through Sunday night.

Here in the US, it varies by state, but many do require any vehicle with wheels on the road surface to be registered.

NONACK wrote: Reading comprehension. FWIW, I'm spending ~$115 to rent from Friday night through Sunday night. Here in the US, it varies by state, but many do require any vehicle with wheels on the road surface to be registered.

My apologies, completely missed that and is much more reasonable!

I'm with peter tosh on this one